Manchester Woman Charged With Meat Cleaver Attack On Adult Son

MANCHESTER — A woman cut her adult son's finger to the bone with a meat cleaver Wednesday after a dispute over his lack of respect for her, police said.

Shani Hathaway, 44, of 30 Pine Hill St., was arrested and charged with first-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment and breach of peace. The incident occurred in the morning at Hathaway's home, where her son also lives, police spokesman Capt. Christopher Davis said.

The man, age 24, was treated at Manchester Memorial Hospital, Davis said. Hathaway told officers that she cut her son because he was "continuing to disrespect her," Davis said.